Mukesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14982 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-286 Year-2022 Thana- SINGHESHWAR District- Madhepura ====================================================== MUKESH KUMAR Son of Shivnarayan Das @ Siyaram Das @ Shivnarayan R/v- Moura Ramnagar, Ward No. 10, P.S.- Shankarpur, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 28-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act. As per prosecution case, there has been recovery of 2268.72 liters of illegal foreign liquor from a truck, Bearing No. UK05CA-1463.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. Petitioner has not apprehended on spot. He submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the seized truck as well as liquor in question. Nothing incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14982 of 2023(2) dt.28-04-2023 2/2 petitioner. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. He is languishing in judicial custody since 24.12.2022.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-V-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act-I, Madhepura in connection with Shingeshwar P.S. Case No. 286 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U T